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Hand piped Roses with Royal icing
Things you will need Stiff Royal Icing - I used a packet of Royal icing with a little water Gel Food colouring Tooth pick No 13 Star tip...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 15, 20222 min read


How to make Royal Icing
Ingredients 3 Whites of Eggs (try to use fresh eggs) 450g icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Method Sift the icing sugar and leave it...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 15, 20221 min read


Coin in Freezer - if frequent power cuts!
Why you should always put a coin in a frozen bowl/mug of water in your fridge. My take would be a small Pyrex container - no cracks or...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 12, 20221 min read


How to make a fondant baby
Needed Fondant skin tone 44 g for the head Fondant skin tone 44 g for the body Fondant skin tone 18 g for the legs (9 g each) fondant...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 7, 20222 min read


Tools and Silicon moulds for Fondant
see descriptions below Jelly Mould Chocolate and dessert tray Cupcakes, desserts and cake trays Dessert or Cake tray

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 7, 20221 min read


Flower basket cake
Made a chocolate cake, made chocolate butter cream icing and covered the full cake with icing. Then with fondant hand made roses and...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 5, 20221 min read


Strawberry Chocolate Tart
Ingredients For the Crust 32 (330g) Oreo cookies 1/2 cup (110g) butter, melted For the Chocolate Filling 7 oz (200g) milk chocolate 3.5...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 4, 20221 min read


How to make Vanilla Essence yourself
Ingredients For one vial of Vanilla pods(2 sticks) 100 ml Vodka 100 ml glass bottle Method First, sterilize the glass bottle and then...

Manique Abayasekara
Feb 4, 20221 min read


Surprise cake
Two coloured Ribbon cake with a Brownie cake in the middle For the ribbon cakes Ingredients 250 g unsalted Butter 250 g White Sugar 4...

Manique Abayasekara
Jan 28, 20222 min read


Chocolate mirror glaze dessert
Ingredients Strawberry Jelly 10 oz (300g) fresh or frozen strawberries, cut into quarters 2 tbsp (30g) sugar 1/2 tbsp (5g) gelatine...

Manique Abayasekara
Jan 20, 20223 min read


How to make Chocolate Mirror Glaze
Ingredients 100g sweetened condensed milk 175g semisweet chocolate, cut in small pieces 150g sugar 100ml water 10g gelatine powder 60ml...

Manique Abayasekara
Jan 20, 20221 min read


Inside out Cake (Disney Movie)
Make 5 colours of buttercream icing to match the figurines Red, yellow, green, blue and purple Bake a 8 inch cake OF your choice, crumb...

Manique Abayasekara
Jan 20, 20221 min read


Plum Pudding (Christmas Pudding) with Brandy Butter
My mother - Angela Wijetunge’s recipe From this quantity you can get 2 large bowls enough for about 16-18 people Ingredients 113g...

Manique Abayasekara
Jan 18, 20221 min read


Kalu Dodol - made in microwave
Many thanks to Nazeema Nizardeen of Sri Lanka Food Lovers on FB for this delicious and easy recipe This is a sweetmeat that is made with Jaggery from a Palm tree. Dark brown in colour Jaggery is made by evaporating the water from sugar cane juice or palm sap. It is sold as a block, liquid or granules. Ingredients 1/2 cup unroasted rice flour 350 grams Jaggery (from a Palm tree) 1/4 cup white/ brown sugar(if you use Molasses instead of sugar you will get a darker brown/Black

Manique Abayasekara
Jan 7, 20221 min read


Patties
Ingredients 250 g flour 50 g butter ¼ tsp Salt 1 egg Yolk 4-5 tablespoons ice water Method sieve the flour into a bowl, grate the cool...

Manique Abayasekara
Dec 19, 20212 min read


Ginger Beer
Ginger Beer recipe given by Yasanthi Aluwihare tried and tested – makes up to three litres Ingredients 100 gm Ginger 400 gm Sugar 2 Lt...

Manique Abayasekara
Dec 19, 20211 min read


Chocolate Gelato
This took 40 minutes to be ready in my ice cream machine Ingredients 150 g sugar 200 g milk – 200 ml 200 g cream – 200 ml 75 g dark...

Manique Abayasekara
Dec 9, 20211 min read


Sweet and salty crunchy nut bars
Ingredients 200 gm dark chocolate 100 gm milk chocolate 125 gm butter 3 tbsp golden syrup 250 gm salted peanuts (I used cashew nuts) 6 x 40 gm Crunchie bars 1 baking or foil tray, approximately 30 x 20 x 5 cm. (if using a baking tray, line with parchment or grease proof paper) Method In a saucepan, break up the chocolates into pieces and add the butter and golden syrup. Melt gently under low heat. Tip the peanuts into a bowl and crush the Crunchie bars on top of them. (I cut

Manique Abayasekara
Dec 8, 20211 min read


Mango Cheese Cake (No bake)
15 cm round pan Ingredients Cookie base 80 g/3 oz cookies 40g/3Tbsp Melted butter Method for Cookie base Take a zip lock bag put the...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 30, 20212 min read


Rose cake with homemade Chocolates on top
Make a 8 inch sponge cake, cut it in two and layer it with strawberry flavoured pink butter cream icing and cover with pink colour...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 28, 20211 min read


Some more Gadgets
Fry Pan with four cavities Chocolate Thermometer Spring Foam Tins Chocolate Thermometer Spatulas Whisks Vegetable Peelers and cutters Cake Tester Butter and Oil brushes Cooking Flame Torch C hocolate pourer To Froth milk and Cream Chocolate Dipping Fork and Spoon

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 17, 20211 min read


Sugar Thermometer
Temperature ranges given below may vary. This is only a guide for cooked sugar. You could do the water test by dropping in a spoon of...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 5, 20211 min read
